How To Install lz4json on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lz4json on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is lz4json
lz4json is:
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There are three methods to install lz4json on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install lz4json Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lz4json using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lz4json
Install lz4json Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lz4json using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lz4json
Install lz4json Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install lz4json using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lz4json
How To Uninstall lz4json on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the lz4json package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lz4json
Uninstall lz4json And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lz4json and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lz4json
Remove lz4json Configurations and Data
To remove lz4json configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lz4json
Remove lz4json configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lz4json configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lz4json
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lz4json package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
